CLAT 2025 Preparation Tips: Strategies for Success in Common Law Admission Test

CLAT Exam Pattern 2025

Since the exam pattern is not disclosed, the CLAT exam consists of 120 objective questions, each worth one mark, for a total of 120 marks. The exam has a reading comprehension section and related questions. It is conducted offline in a paper-and-pencil format and lasts for a total of two hours. Check out the key points of the CLAT exam below

CLAT Syllabus 2025

Check section-wise highlights for the CLAT syllabus below:

CLAT 2024 Exam: UG Marking Scheme

CLAT Preparation for Current Affairs including GK Section

This section can be prepared easily if you regularly follow all the news and events around the world and of national importance. You should follow all the controversial stories and legal rulings related to current events. In addition, you need to improve your general knowledge related to personalities and events, awards, titles, history, arts and culture.

Here are some newspapers, magazines and apps that you can refer to to update your general and current knowledge:

1. Newspapers - The Hindu, GK Today, The Telegraph, Economic Times
2. Magazines - The Chronicles, Outlook India, India Today
3. Apps - Twitter, Inshorts, Business Insider

How to Attempt Questions?

1. Be sure to read the entire passage before attempting to answer the questions. As you do so, try to look for clues to the answers to the questions. 
2. Try to discover the main topic of the passage. 
3. Remember to read all four choices provided before answering a particular question.

How to prepare for CLAT Exam - English Language Section

The English section of the CLAT tests your skills in English grammar, vocabulary and comprehension. It tests your ability to understand passages and answer questions based on them

Quick Tips

1. Improve your vocabulary: Concentrate on expanding one’s knowledge try to read as much as possible, and memorize new words in a day. Utilize a Flashcard or any vocabulary application to learn synonyms, antonyms, and the meaning of certain words.
2. Review grammar: The key issues range from simple tense patterns, parts of speech, and syntactic categories to whole aspects of the simple sentence and its coordination or subordination as well as the relationship between the subject and verb.
3. Practice comprehension: Take daily reading, material samples where have to read a portion of text and then have several questions related to it, to enhance your reading speed and effective skills.
4. Focus on Cloze tests: Cloze tests are used to test one's ability to comprehend context. Examples of the practice exercises are completing the given gaps with correct nouns.
5. Solve previous year's exams: Sample past year's English sections to familiarize yourself with the kind of questions being asked and the patterns of the questions being set.

How to Attempt Questions for the English Language for CLAT 2025

1. The English section of the CLAT is generally easy to medium in difficulty. So, it is not the level of the questions that matters, but the speed required to read the long passages. Avoid taking the English section as the first part of the test. Because of its length, it is best taken after completing the other two sections or near the end of the test. This approach ensures that you allocate enough time and focus on sections that may require quicker, more direct answers, which will help you understand English better later on.
2. Moreover, not all the details stated in the passage pose the need to answer the questions as provided. Thus, when reading, first learn the questions and attempt to answer them on the first go-through of the passage.
3. Again, if you cannot find time to go through the entire English passage, please, at least, read the questions. This way, you can attempt to do the fill-in-the-blanks and vocabulary-type questions on the spot since such questions rarely call for a complete understanding of the passage.

CLAT Preparation for Legal Reasoning Section

The Legal Reasoning section of the CLAT is one of the most important sections of the exam and should not be taken lightly. This section will consist of reading passages of around 450 words on legal issues, public policy issues and ethical philosophy questions. The best way to master this section is to improve your reading and analytical skills. For this, you can follow the preparation strategy mentioned below:

1. Each person should spend about two to three hours reading good newspapers, magazines and blogs related to current and static legal issues.
2. Browse all the important cases decided in the past year, all the amendments and new texts passed in parliament and all other contemporary issues

How to Approach CLAT 2024 Legal Reasoning Questions?

Given below are ways to approach CLAT 2024 Legal Reasoning

1. The questions in this section and this section are based on news reports and law books, as well as passages written specifically for the exam.
2.  This year, candidates will need to dig deeper to identify ideas and events from the passages. The real-world context will not be given as in previous years. 
3. Avoid using pre-existing legal knowledge because the questioners do not consider you to be a qualified lawyer. They are simply testing your factual knowledge of the law within a limited framework

CLAT Preparation for Logical Reasoning Section

This section of the CLAT exam is closely related to the English and Legal Reasoning sections. Therefore, you can apply the same preparation strategy as the English and Legal Reasoning strategy. Some important topics to prepare for the Logical Reasoning section of the CLAT include logic games, syllogisms, relationships and analogies.

How to Attempt Questions?

1. Carefully identify the premises and conclusion of the passage.
2. Next, identify the overall topic or main point of the passage.
3. Identify all the arguments made in the passage.
4. Read each question carefully before attempting.

CLAT Preparation for Mathematics Section

If you have not studied mathematics in classes 11 and 12, it is essential to review the basics of the class 10 syllabus. To review the CLAT math syllabus, try to understand one concept every day and practice regularly with mock tests. Although this section consists of only 13-17 questions, it includes negative markings for incorrect answers. So, it is important to practice thoroughly, master difficult concepts, understand formulas and use mock tests effectively. Allow at least three months to develop speed and accuracy. Key topics to focus on include basic algebra, ratios and proportions, measurement, and statistics.

How to Attempt Questions?

1. Analyze graphic information carefully before attempting to answer a question; Remember that the questions in this section will be based more on logic than formulas.
2. Keep your draft notes clean and handy so you can refer to them quickly if needed. 

How to prepare for CLAT Exam - Quantitative Aptitude Section

CLAT Quantitative Aptitude tests your mathematical skills and your ability to solve numerical problems.

Quick Tips

1. Maths basics: Revise the basics of Mathematics: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Trigonometry.
2. Practice habit: Practice various quantitative aptitude problems in all subjects. Your problem-solving speed and accuracy will build up.
3. Remember Formulas: Make formula sheets and study them regularly so that you remember formulas in the exam hall.
4. Keyboard Shortcuts: Learn shortcut calculation methods. The idea is to save time in the examination hall.

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Frequently Asked Questions: FAQS

Ques. When should I start preparing for CLAT 2025?

Ans. One should start preparing atleast a year in advance.

Ques. How many hours a day is sufficient to prepare for CLAT 2025?

Ans. An aspirant should study 3-4 hours every day for one year (for sure) to crack the CLAT exam 2025.

Ques. Will the CLAT 2025 have any negative marking?

Ans. Yes, CLAT uses a negative marking system, 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. Answer wisely and confidently.

Ques. Explain last-minute recommendations about CLAT 2025.

Ans. Make the last two days before the test all about going over what you have learned, not learning new things. Stick to calmness, enjoy a good rest and avoid being tired. Trust your preparations having made all that you can in line with your best attempt during the exam.